Physical activity level and weight gain in a cohort of pregnant Norwegian women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 559-564

  Haakstad, Lene A H ^a   Voldner, Nanna ^b   Henriksen, Tore ^b   Bø, Kari ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exercise; Physical activity level; Pre pregnancy BMI; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEVISION VIEWING; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34247586135     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340601185301     Document Type: Article

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